August Wilson Theatre

this review is about the show its about the theater. if your tall a little over weight. or bigger then a 12 year old don’t bother. think my elementary schools auditorium had bigger seats .you’ll be so uncomfortable you ont enjoy it. the sides and back are metal, your hips and knees will be pushed into this metal. i’m 6’2″ and could not put my feet flat on the floor. feet up on my toes knees pressed into the metal back of chair. left after the first act. shame show was pretty good

GREAT SHOW!!! Awesome performances and great story. The theater is well appointed and the sound was clear and crisp. The seats, while comfortable are close together leaving little leg room for us taller people. We relocated for the second act so i could streach out a bit.

Jerzey boys was a great show and the theater was good with friendly staff members.

Had an office event to go see Jersey Boys. The show was great, much better than I anticipated. As for the theater, it is older and I understand that. The staff was friendly and accommodating, but the seats are very close together. I’m 5’8″ and my knees were killing me. If you are taller than that try to get an aisle seat.

Saw Jersey Boys here and was so impressed with how beautiful it was. It felt like I was stepping into an old Hollywood ballroom, with a fancy little coatcheck booth turned concessions stand (so cute) and grand staircases up to the floors of the theater. The bathrooms were also a huge plus. They were huge with tons of stalls so that all of us ladies could get our things done quickly, as well as a great area to touch up your makeup that is not near the sink. Oh, and Jersey Boys was amazing!!!

Came here to see Jersey Boys. As my first real Broadway experience, it was amazing!!! We also got a tour of backstage due to a friend working there– amazing how much goes into a small space to make this happen.
The 4 stars is for the venue itself. It was nice to have an intimate theater, but the seats were SO uncomfortable and tiny. The man next to me was on top of me the entire time :(

Friday will be my second time going. It is that good! Absolutely
one of the best musicals (more like a concert). i don’t even appreciate musicals much. their toilet is not very accessible to handicapped

This is definitely a great theater although with our seats we really couldn’t see all of the stage it was still a great show. Really consider what seats you select when purchasing tickets because you will be missing parts of the show.
Staff members were friendly and very helpful in showing you to your seat. They are also really on top of making sure no one is taking pictures or recording during the musical.
Jersey Boys was amazing, what a great show and breakdown of the history and tale of their fame. So entertaining and the stage props were fantastic. They really brought you into the world of the famous quartet.

A great performance that I would definitely recommend. Be warned, however, that seats are tight and leg room is at a premium – patrons who are tall or have knee issues will likely experience discomfort. Also, there is a door in the very back row on the top floor that lets in a lot of noise from the trucks or whatever it is on the outside – kind of distracting.

Great show! But the theatre seats are ridiculously tight and uncomfortable. Be prepared to be numb by intermission. Good thing is that the show is so good, it’ll take your mind off of your numb bottoms and lost limbs altogether.

This review is a long time coming! I came to see Jersey Boys last year and it was awesome, but what was even better was the staff that helped me with my ticket situation. I had purchased my tickets through a website. My ticket was for February, but the website had ordered the ticket for March. The staff at the theatre took care of the situation and was incredibly nice to me!!! Thanks to them I was able to enjoy the wonderful show!!! They are awesome!

Jersey Boys was awesome! From the good story line to the great voices (Frankie’s range was insane!) to the pure comedy, this was a great show! We sat in the front row of the mezzanine which was the best seat in the house. This way we could see both levels of the show. Loved the transitions, loved the scenery and the costumes, loved the show. So thankful that I got to see this!

This is a great theater to see a show on the Great White Way. There is a stair lift for people with mobility disabilities. That sure helped, and the sweet gentleman operating the lift just added to my visit there. A very «back in the hay-​day» vibe. I hope they don’t plan on modernizing it. It’s awesome the way it is. Would have loved more than one restroom on the first floor. If you wanted drinks (other than a 5.00 water) or souvenirs but couldn’t do steps, you missed it. That the downside there.

I went to see a show at the August Wilson Theatre in New York City, NY on 8÷5÷2015. It was my 1^st time there. I went to see a 2:00 p.m. performance of Jersey Boys. The face value on my ticket was $ 152.00 (but I paid more). The Jersey Boys was even better than all the rave reviews. Maybe the best musical that I’ve ever seen anywhere. The August Wilson is a beautiful theatre. Plus, I took photos.

Jersey Boys was FABULOUS!!! Knew all the songs and enjoyed each and every performer. The theatre was well managed and we had great seats — on the left side last 2 seats next to the aisle in the orchestra level. The only down side was a huge block headed man who sat directly in front of us… just how it goes sometimes.
My daughter lives down the street from the theatre and she has seen Jersey Boys before, but she loved it so much, she treated me to the show during my recent visit.

This review is for the actual theater not the Jersey Boys show (which deserves 10 stars, just sayin’)
Arrived a couple of minutes late due to unprecedented NYC traffic and my brain fart on the time the show started. The box office window was so nice in letting me get my tickets even though I was late (the lady saw me on the verge of tears). We quickly made our way inside and they scanned our tickets. As soon as we got up to the seating area we waited until we are allowed to sit. The theater was nice and small. We were on the main floor level around the last couple of rows and we had a nice view to center stage. The only thing that kind of messed up the view was the mezzanine floor above us that obstructed the scenes on the elevated parts of the stage. I was warned about this when I bought the tickets so I didn’t pay much attention to it. Those of you want a fantastic view, don’t sit around the back of the main floor. The seats were REALLY cramped. I got a case of claustrophobia during the show. It might have been because I had a HUGE guy sitting to my left. That’s just unlucky but still it didn’t help that the seats were small.
Other than that it was all a great experience. I’m eternally grateful to the staff who didn’t judge me for being late and still let me in to watch the show.

We attended the 9-​18-​2014 7PM show
I go to a lot of shows. The ushers at this theater work very hard to make you feel like unwelcome burdens. After standing unattended for too long waiting for an usher I asked the tallish fake-​redhead white lady for playbills as she tried to slink by without making eye contact –she abruptly told me that she was not our usher and he would be down the isle and give us books there…
There was no usher anywhere in our isle so we show ourselves to our seats. Several minutes later I asked the bald black male usher who finally appeared if we might have some playbills (it was my Dad’s first Broadway musical so I wanted him to have the full experience) –this jerk doesn’t give us playbills, what he does is demand to see our tickets as if we had snuck past the ticket takers at the entrance. Finally, we pass his power-​play challenges, and he begrudgingly hands them over as though he paid for them (much like a McDonald’s cashier treats ketchup packets).
During the show the ushers created several distractions by waving their flashlights around, making people get up for (what appeared to be) no reason, and allowing several people to openly record with their phones.
It was a great show despite the deeply disturbing staff. Fortunately, my Dad didn’t know that they were acting completely wrong, but I sure as heck did.
At hundreds of dollars per ticket I expect to be treated like a person attending a Broadway musical not a criminal being processed.

Came here for my office’s off-​site holiday gathering for a matinée showing of Jersey Boys. To be perfectly honest, was kind of meh about the whole thing. I’m not that into Broadway unless it’s something more… dark/humorous/adult-like…like Wicked, Book of Mormon, Avenue Q, Little Shop of Horrors or amazing, like The Little Mermaid on Broadwar… which I was already biased. It was the best thing ever. EVER.
So yeahhhhhh… didn’t think I’d be too into Jersey Boys cuz it’s not really my thing, but I actually ended up REALLY enjoyed it! Almost every song had me jumping out of my seat and wanting to scream, «WAIT?! THEY SING THIS?!» and «THIS IS BY THE FOUR SEASONS?!». I mean jeez — who doesn’t love, «Can’t take my eyes off of you» and the main track off of the movie «Grease», it’s one of my favorite movies and despite knowing the words to every song on its soundtrack — I didn’t know Frankie Valli had anything to do with it. MAN. THIS SHOW WAS AWESOME. All the cast was great and the guys who played Frankie Valli and Bob Gaudio were FANTASTIC. Also whoever played Nick looked great in a white wife beater tank top… just sayin’.
As far as the theater goes, it’s pretty and like most of the theaters in the Theater district — looks baroque, historical and fancypants, I’m 5ft tall though and the legroom in the balcony area definitely left a lot to be desired… it’s also not as large of a stage as other Broadway productions I’ve seen, but they definitely did the best they could with their space and the sets, props and transitions were great. Definitely had a great time here and I’m super grateful that my office chose this as the precursor to our fancypants holiday dinner outing :).

Nice theater right downtown. The ushers are extremely friendly and helpful. The seats are pretty uncomfortable though with little to no leg room. The crowds getting out after the show were slow moving and annoying. The show itself (Jersey Boys) was fantastic and I would recommend it to anyone!

Not on Broadway, but still great! Older theatre, and small, but I liked it.
Jersey boys was great, I love all those oldies so I thoroughly enjoyed myself.
Not too far from the subway either.